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Final places available for the 30th Sept Baltic Exchange IV Gala Dinner

Sep 14, 2026
Reading Time: 3 mins

For nearly 160 years, the Baltic Exchange and the wider shipping community have supported the RNLI and the volunteers who put to sea in some of the most dangerous conditions imaginable. That remarkable relationship is about to enter a new chapter with the arrival of the Baltic Exchange IV, a new Shannon class lifeboat currently…

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The maritime technology leadership market has a unicorn problem

Sep 11, 2026
Reading Time: 7 mins

Over the past six weeks in particular, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking with people about technology leadership across shipping and maritime technology. Some of those conversations have been with shipping companies building their technology capability from almost nothing. Others have been with established maritime technology businesses going through cloud transformation, scaling engineering teams…

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Maritime’s digital future shouldn’t stop at the bridge. It should reach the seafarer too.

Sep 11, 2026
Reading Time: 6 mins

Over the past few months at Spinnaker, I’ve spent a lot of time speaking with maritime technology businesses, product leaders, founders, HR leaders, and digital transformation specialists. Most conversations naturally drift towards AI, data, automation, operational efficiency, or digital transformation. But after reflecting on Day of the Seafarer a few weeks ago, I realised another…

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Maritime has a standardisation problem. DCSA is trying to solve it.

Aug 21, 2026
Reading Time: 8 mins

A few months ago, I wrote about one of the biggest themes that kept coming up in my conversations across maritime technology: March reflections: Maritime has a data problem… just not the one you think | LinkedIn Since posting that article, the response and conversations around it have been incredibly interesting. One thing that became…

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Maritime transformation is no longer theoretical

Aug 21, 2026
Reading Time: 7 mins

What I actually see is an industry trying to modernise while still keeping global trade moving at the same time. My understanding of the industry changed When I first joined the maritime technology space a few months ago, one of the first things I kept hearing was that shipping was behind. Slow moving. Legacy heavy….

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Early Career Programs at ABS

Aug 21, 2026
Reading Time: 9 mins

For university students, recent graduates, and other early career professionals, starting a career is often less about finding a single perfect role and more about finding the right environment to learn, contribute, and grow. At ABS, our early career programs are designed with that in mind. A big part of that experience is the ABS…

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Strengthening Onboard Safety Compliance

Aug 14, 2026
Reading Time: 6 mins

From Clipboard to Digital Familiarisation It would not be unreasonable to assume that mandatory compliance of familiarisation on vessels can lead to delays and operational inefficiencies. These challenges have been highlighted by ex-seafarer and founder of Safety Motivator, Conner, who has spent more than 40 years in maritime. This solution was developed to reduce compliance…

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Bringing shipping’s stories to life: introducing filmmaker Adam Tait

Aug 14, 2026
Reading Time: 2 mins

The shipping industry has no shortage of compelling stories. It is an industry built around remarkable people, complex operations, innovative technology and businesses whose work keeps global trade moving. Yet those stories are not always communicated as powerfully—or as visually—as they could be. That is why we are delighted to introduce Adam Tait, an exceptionally…

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Final places available for the 30th Sept Baltic Exchange IV Gala Dinner

The maritime technology leadership market has a unicorn problem

Maritime’s digital future shouldn’t stop at the bridge. It should reach the seafarer too.

Maritime has a standardisation problem. DCSA is trying to solve it.

Maritime transformation is no longer theoretical

Early Career Programs at ABS

Strengthening Onboard Safety Compliance

Bringing shipping’s stories to life: introducing filmmaker Adam Tait

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